Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - New Yun Kee Kitchen 新容記小菜王

This restaurant is located in Shum Shui Po Fuk Wa Street, one of those neighborhood restaurants with a lot of different dishes tailored to local residents. With no-frill setting of round tables and plastic stools, the dishes are displayed on the wall in traditional style, offering a familiar old HK experience.

We ordered three dishes: the signature Roasted Pork ($128), Baked Fish Intestines with Egg ($68), and Grouper Fillet and Vegetables in Fish Soup ($188). The pork is freshly roasted, with a very crispy skin and a soft flesh, unlike most other restaurants where the meat tend to be dry and rough. The portion is very generous and we could only finish half despite our big appetite. Overall the taste is fairly good too.

The baked fish intestines are another traditional dish which nowadays not many restaurants would offer, as it took a lot of effort to clean the intestines properly and if it is not done right it can be very fishy and hard to swallow. This one certainly was nothing like that, with plenty of spring onion added to repel that fishy note. The baked egg was beautifully done, golden brown in colour, with nice smell and taste.

The grouper fillet in fish soup is also big in portion, cooked with the tasty fish soup which infused the nice flavours to the fillet. Soft in texture, the vegetables are decent, and the vermicelli is also tasty absorbing the fish soup. I don't feel there is a lot of MSG added which shows the philosophy of the restaurant, and I noticed there is a sign indicating they are offering less salt and sugar.

My biggest issue for the restaurant is that the temperature inside was really too warm. Despite they have turned on all the air-con and not all tables were occupied, we started sweating during the meal, and today is not the hottest time of the year yet.

With two bowls of rice, a bottle of beer and a can of soft drink, the total amount on the bill was $475. A very reasonable price indeed. If you want to sit comfortably and enjoy a nice dining experience, this restaurant would not be your choice. But if you are more coming for the food and trying to recall some of those familiar taste this would be a good option.